Sr Network Architecture Manager

Job Description

Description

Leidos seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Network Architecture to lead a team of engineers and architects supporting NASA’s enterprise network and telecommunications environments. This leadership role provides advanced technical oversight, architectural direction, and strategic planning across NASA’s Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Mission Network, and Voice Engineering domains.

The selected candidate will lead the Network Architecture Team, responsible for designing, evolving, and optimizing NASA’s enterprise network infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and security in support of mission success. This position requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and the ability to collaborate effectively with NASA senior leadership, program managers, and cross-domain engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Network Architecture Team, overseeing enterprise LAN, WAN, Mission Network, and Voice system design and integration.
• Define and implement NASA’s network architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with mission and cybersecurity requirements.
• Serve as the senior technical authority and escalation point for complex network and telecommunications issues.
• Develop engineering roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and standards for network performance, resilience, and security.
• Partner with NASA and Leidos leadership to develop proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for new and follow-on work.
• Drive architectural innovation through automation, SDN, cloud networking, and mission-enabling technologies.
• Establish design governance processes, including configuration standards, change control, and lifecycle management.
• Mentor engineers, develop training programs, and promote technical excellence within the organization.
• Deliver data-driven briefings and technical recommendations to NASA and Leidos senior management.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualification

We’re not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. We’re looking for people who break limits, ask hard questions, and don’t wait to be told what’s next. At Leidos, we’re not following the roadmap — we’re redrawing it.

Original Posting : November 5, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range : Pay Range $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com / careers / pay -benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Descrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.